they don't matter at all, i would still love FF VII if it was just a book, Story is what matters, always has some game studios would love to tell you its about graphics but how many have investments in hardware manufacturers. Story is where a game is Xenogears, FFVII, Breath Of Fire 1-3, Legend Of Dragoon....and so many more are awesome not because of their graphics (YAY polygonal bodies) but because someone actually thought out a story for them. Who wants a pretty looking game if all it was made for was to show how pretty it could be?